Brands looking to enter into the 7th annual London Wine Competition are encouraged to submit now and get product feedback from the leading trade buyers of the world.

The London Wine Competition reviews brands in the same way that consumers do: by what they taste like; what the bottle or design looks like; and how much it costs. Any drinks competition relies on two things: the quality of the products that are entered; and the respect of the expertise of the judges tasked with picking out the winners. The London Wine Competition has focused on both as each year it builds its reputation around the world amongst the leading winemakers, brand owners and drinks distributors.

The London Wine Competition has been created exclusively by the Beverage Trade Network, global drinks event and publishing group dedicated to helping drinks producers and

brand owners get closer to the buyers, distributors, and retailers that can bring their products to market.

“This is the third time I have judged the competition and the entries that I saw were generally of a higher standard than previously,” confirmed Jeraboam’s wine director Peter Mitchell MW.

The judging for the competition is broken down into three key areas: Quality; Value; and Packaging and design. A score is given by judges for each criteria which together creates the London Wine Competition score on which the medal awarded is given.

The London Wine Competition prides itself on having award winning buyers, sommeliers and some of the most influential people working in the UK wine industry. Individuals that are tasked every day in deciding which products and brands are going to go on back bars and on to drinks lists on some of the most influential venues and bars in the world.

Some new benefits that the 2024 entrants will get are:

1) Enhanced Feedback Features: Introducing two new feedback features. Alongside the professional tasting notes, entrants will now receive technical feedback from buyers on improving production processes . Additionally, market feedback from buyers will highlight the alignment of your product with its home country's competition.

2) Promotion at UK Trade Shows: The competition will be prominently featured in Beverage Trade Network's new UK trade shows, namely the UK Trade Tasting 2024 and IBWSS UK 2024.

3) Enhanced Exposure for Winners: Competition winners will benefit from enhanced visibility through Beverage Trade Network's latest UK media assets, including Drinks Merchants, On Trade, and the London Drinks Guide.

4) Consumer Awareness Campaign: In the coming years, LWC is planning an engaging consumer awareness campaign to promote London Competitions. We will feature Master Classes at our trade shows, the UK Trade Tasting and IBWSS UK featuring London Competition winners. The master classes will be led by the producer’s educators and London Competitions judges with the focus to educate end consumers about winning products. Massive video content will also be generated around products and judges recommending products to consumers.

5) Expanded Judging Panel: As part of LWC’s commitment to continual improvement, we are delighted to announce that supermarket chain buyers and more off-trade buyers will be joining our esteemed 2024 Judging panel.

Key Dates:

Super Early Bird: Now to September 30, 2023

Warehouse Closes: March 4, 2024

Registration Ends: February 22, 2024

Judging Date: March 18 and 19, 2024

Winners Announced: April 10, 2024

The London Wine Competition is now open for submissions. Register your wines today to save BIG on super early bird pricing. Ship your samples later